[Hobbit+HP] The truth of elves

Ward Farm is located in a small market town next to the Linlai River in the north of Rohan and the Anduin River. Across the river is the North Hetao area.

This was originally just a conventional gathering point for some herdsmen nearby to live temporarily and exchange goods. Later, when there was a trade route leading to Romania and more business travelers came and went, a few simple houses began to be built. It is for passers-by to rest overnight.

There is not even a complete city wall here, and there is no fixed name.

Usually, there are not too few business trips, and this humble farm has never received much attention.

When the war started, the herdsmen in this area were also the first to abandon their camps and cross the north to seek refuge in the outskirts of Rosslorian.The simple houses were dilapidated before the baptism of war, and even a simple ferry boat tethered by the river was abandoned and disappeared.

But it was in such a deserted place, in its southern wilderness, that the battle that caused the army of Sauron North Road to return home in defeat took place.

The nameless party ended the advance of the orc army and firmly controlled the northern entrance to the Rohan grasslands.

The hybrid army that came from nowhere has been guarding here until Rohan's own guards came to change defenses, and then disbanded and left on the spot.

But now, the night patrol team has all gone out, and the hundred-man team escorting supplies and food has just left, and there are only more than 20 Rohan soldiers guarding the outside of only a few intact wooden houses.

Lucius was alone, and easily passed through the guarding soldiers without his figure.

After finishing the arrangement, he followed the wooden ladder to the roof of the only masonry house.

The appearance of the human soldiers eating and drinking while relaxing below reminded him of a certain party once, and a picture outlined with ashes.

Lucius raised his right hand holding the wand and glanced at the serpentine ring he was wearing.

The familiar aura emanating from the ring has the same source as the lingering aura left in the masonry room under his feet, reminding him of a sentence that he has pondered countless times: "Sometimes it takes more than courage to break the rules."

He murmured, chuckled, and gradually looked towards the fallen figures at the campfire in front of him.

Not everyone eats dinner at the same time.

Therefore, the green light was shot at the soldiers who escaped the poison by chance.

Looking from a distance, nothing seemed to happen in that small station.

Angmar rode a horse and waited quietly on the bank of the Hetao District.

His illusory figure prevented the half-orcs from capturing his emotions, and only the few half-orc leaders who were most familiar with him could guess his impatience.

This is Sauron's designated order, and the defeat in the north of Rohan must be wiped out by a greater victory.After Angmar lost control of Dol Guldur, this was the task left to him.

However, there was no ferry, and Angmar, who was leading the cavalry, had nothing to do in the face of the wide river.Lucius says he has a way of getting them across, which is why Angmar didn't rage in the halls of Dol Guldur.

Although, he didn't believe Lucius' boasting at all.

When they came here, they watched Lucius disappear and disappeared out of thin air not far from his side.I waited until halfway through the night, but I didn't hear a cry from the other side.

Angmar felt more and more that she was just being tricked by Lucius.

Suddenly, in the darkness of night, some dark object flew over in the air, and finally landed on the ground in front of him, making a dull sound.

This sudden movement made the cavalry who had been waiting for a long time restless and hesitant.

The half-orc who received the order held a torch and leaned forward until a simple wooden bridge that appeared in the sky was completely photographed.

Just like the disappearance of Lucius, the appearance of this wooden bridge also did not give any advance notice.

Angmar looked around by the light of the goblin torches, but saw no trace of the wizard.

All the thoughts of finding fault could not be put into action, and Angmar suffered a dark loss again.

"Go, cross the river!"

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Sauron's attack on the entire territory of Rohan was hindered, and the various half-orc teams scattered on the grassland shrank towards the Amon Hen Mountains and the lower valley of the Shumu River.He didn't take the whole of Rohan, but he also took half of the border.

Just when everyone thought he would have to adjust for a period of time, another half-orc cavalry suddenly appeared in the Ward Wilderness, tearing to pieces the defense that Rohan had just organized, and since then, Rohan Gondor The road to the north via the west bank of the Anduin was completely cut off.

Human beings lost the crossing in the north to ask for help, and fell into a precarious situation all of a sudden.

When these battle reports reached the Woodland Kingdom, there were only Thranduil, Galian, and the commander of the guards, Hadion, who was by his side at all times in the hall.

Most of the Silvan elves know only that the war broke out and that Lucius disappeared, but not the details.Before the situation became clear, Thranduil did not ask Galian to inform the whole country.So up to now, the most war-related thing that ordinary Silvan elves have come into contact with is the matter of finding Lucius in the dense forest.

After hearing the latest situation in Rohan, Thranduil remained silent.

Ever since he moved back from Long Lake, he has been in this exceptionally silent state. Galian and Hadien have discussed it more than once, and they can't figure out what he is thinking.

The messenger who reported the message actually had something to say, but seeing the Elf King's attitude, he didn't know whether he should continue talking.

Galian looked at Thranduil, but still couldn't guess his attitude, so he could only bite the bullet and take the conversation: "Is there anything else that needs attention?"

The Woodland Kingdom is not considered to be on the front line of the battle. Although Rivendell will communicate with this side, if it is just general news, he will not send a whole team to do this message, let alone a word of mouth.

"Yes." The messenger nodded solemnly, "The Supreme Lord of the Rings has come into being, Gandalf has found the holder of the Lord of the Rings, and has brought him to Rivendell. Your Excellency, Lord, invites all parties to discuss how to deal with the Lord of the Rings. "

"The Supreme Lord of the Rings! This time!" Galian exclaimed, feeling that he really couldn't handle it.

Things seem to have entered a state of drastic change that hasn't happened in thousands of years since the Elf King suddenly decided to accept Rivendell's invitation to discuss.There was a lot of movement in all aspects, and countless news came in, but no one could sort out the truth clearly.Human beings' severe injuries, Lucius' departure, and the emergence of the Supreme Lord of the Rings, these news are no less than an earthquake-like news to the woodland kingdom, which is accustomed to comfort.If Thranduy hadn't strictly prohibited the elves from discussing these matters privately to avoid misinformation, the kingdom might have been panicked long ago.From this perspective, Thranduil's "futile act" of insisting on continuing to search for Lucius played some unexpected roles.When you are busy with things, you have less time to gossip.

But this is a pain for rare insiders like Garyan and Hardion.

Although the Elven King was not a character who would take the initiative to explain his intentions before, at least he would clarify his intentions to the main executors at critical moments.

Looking back on it this way, when Lucius was around, Galian and the others really had a comfortable time.Because, he could understand everything Thranduil was thinking, and he was willing to explain it.

During that time, Galian and the others only had to follow the instructions from Lucius' interpreted version, and they never made mistakes.

It's just that it's impossible to find anyone who can replace Lucius now.

If he wasn't good enough and special enough, Thranduil wouldn't be...

"Did the half-orc cavalry in northern Rohan appear before or after the news of the Lord of the Rings?" Thranduil suddenly asked, looking at the messenger.

This question was a bit unexpected, but the visitor was familiar with the situation, and quickly answered: "The news about the Supreme Lord of the Rings came first. The situation in the northern part of Rohan was reported to Rivendell just before I set off, right in Lygo. Not long after Lars came to Rivendell."

"His Highness has returned to Rivendell? Is he not injured?" Galian asked anxiously immediately.

"No, Your Highness was not harmed in any way. This is also a matter discussed by Your Excellency. The half-orc cavalry seemed to wait for His Highness and their team to leave and disband, and then quietly attacked Ward Farm. All the more than 20 soldiers stationed there They were all dead, some were poisoned, but there were still some soldiers without any wounds or signs of struggle, only the warehouses for storing food, grass and weapons were burned out. Finally, when they tracked down the river, they found that there was a cavalry Cross the river there. However, this is also the most terrifying place. The original ferry there has long been abandoned, and there are no boats to cross the river. There are cavalry footprints on both sides of the river, but there is no bridge there. Like It was a bridge that fell from the sky, helped the cavalry to cross the river, and made the bridge disappear without a trace." The messenger looked at the Elf King who asked a question and then looked away, gritted his teeth and said the last sentence , "Your Excellency, they speculate that it should be Lucius who attacked Ward Farm."

"Lucius?!" Galian was shocked, "Are you sure you are talking about Lucius? But didn't you guys never go to the scene and see the attacker? How do you know..."

"Your Excellency said that such a method is not common. And there was no change at all during the process. The herdsmen who were lucky enough to avoid the cavalry attack route said that there was no change at the farm that night. If it weren't for the army that came to support Finally, following the footsteps of the cavalry back to the farm, they will not even find that the defenders of the farm have been wiped out." The messenger paused, and finally added in a tone of hidden fear, "There is no invasion left in the farm. With such a mobility, no poison of any kind can be found in the food of human soldiers, and the bridge where there is no trace at all... Lucius should be the only one who meets this condition."

The appearance of this name made the hall fall into silence.

"This... this is..." Galian swallowed with difficulty.

"Is there anything else?" Thranduil asked calmly without any change in expression, "What else does Elrond want you to convey?"

"No, he said that you will definitely make a decision." The orderly saluted, "Next, I will pass the news to River Valley City and Erebor."

Thranduy didn't say anything, just raised his hand, and Galian tactfully sent the visitor out, and thanked him again.

After the messenger left, Ha Dien asked the Elf King with lingering fear: "Your Majesty, is this why you specifically asked His Highness to go to Rivendell immediately after the battle is successful? You expected the appearance of Lu... the half-orc cavalry? If he Still staying there, isn't it..."

Thranduil gave the answer without letting Hadion finish his guess, and said softly, "It's not me."

"It's not you?" Hardy was stunned.

"Go and get the map." Thranduil didn't answer him, but threw out an order.

Ha Dien was slightly surprised for a moment, but he quickly recovered, shut his mouth and walked to the study, not doubting him.

But soon, Hardion regretted his straightforwardness.

The distance between the main hall and the study room is not far, but it is only a few steps to go back and forth. When Haden returned to the main hall, he found that the Elven King was gone!